Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 22 Traces of Heresy
"I had a good haul today, but I don't think I bought any kitchen utensils, so I can't cook anything..."

"Simple. Let's find some firewood, light a fire, and roast it directly. Then we can go back."

"It is not allowed to start a fire in the forest."

Celia shook her head, took stock of today's catch, and put everything into the fish basket, including the blue-scaled lizard fish.

"Why don't we give them all to Grandpa Austin?"

Celia made a decision.

She packed her things away, tied the fish basket to her flying broom, and left the place.

Ross glanced thoughtfully back at the Forbidden Forest Lake, then set the puppet to follow Celia before returning to Celia's mind.

Not long after, Celia landed outside Austin's cabin.

Austin didn't seem to be home; the door was locked, and there was no sign of him outside.

Celia went to the door and knocked.

"Grandpa Austin, are you there?"

no respond.

Suddenly, Celia noticed a button by the door with a note next to it that read, "If I'm not here, please press this button ↓"

Celia pressed a button, and Austin's voice came through the button.

"Please wait a moment, I'll be right back."

Celia sat down on a chair outside and emptied all the fish out of the fish basket.

Looking around, he plucked a huge leaf from a nearby tree, like a banana leaf, spread it on the ground, and arranged the fish on it.

Before catching the blue-scaled lizardfish, Celia had caught five fish in total, none of which were very big, with the largest estimated to be only about five pounds. Only this blue-scaled lizardfish was over 2 meters long and roughly estimated to weigh about 20 to 30 pounds.

The blue-scaled lizardfish was entirely blue, with a lizard-like head and a slender body. It had been knocked unconscious by Celia, but was not dead yet.

"Mr. Ross, what should we do with this blue-scaled lizardfish?"

"Wait for Austin to come and let him handle it. The meat of the blue-scaled lizardfish can enhance mental power. Keep half for later use and give half to Austin so he can come over next time."

"Ok."

Not long after, Austin flew down from the sky.

He smiled when he saw Celia: "It's you, child."

Upon seeing the fish on the leaf, he exclaimed in surprise, "It's a blue-scaled lizardfish? You fished for it in a restricted area?"

Celia handed over the license card. "No, I caught it in a permitted fishing area."

Austin took the card, sensed the footprints inside, and found that Celia had indeed not gone fishing outside the area.

How did this blue-scaled lizard end up here and get caught?

Austin looked puzzled and asked, "Can I see your bait? What did you use to catch it?"

Celia opened her backpack and showed off the fish food she was using.

It's just ordinary fish food, with a little dragon lizard blood added to attract magical creatures.

However, the blood of the dragon lizard is very diluted and cannot travel far. At this concentration, it can hardly be said to attract magic fish; it would be completely ignored even by dogs.

But the blue-scaled lizardfish was actually caught.

"Could it be caused by heretical activities?" he muttered to himself, then shook his head.

"I'll go fishing tomorrow," Austin thought. "Grandpa Austin, these fish are all for you. Could you help me process this blue-scaled lizardfish? I want its bones to make the puppet's spine."

Celia's voice brought Austin back to his senses, and he nodded. "Of course, no problem."

As a seasoned angler, Austin is very skilled at handling all kinds of fish, especially those sold in the market.

He got up and went into the hut, took out a boning knife, and quickly processed the blue-scaled lizardfish, separating the flesh from the bones.

Then, he picked up the fish bones and, with a few quick strokes of the boning knife, separated all the bones into segments.

"If you want to use the blue-scaled lizardfish bones to make a golem spine, you'll need to add runes to each bone and polish the joints. You can ask your school tutor for help."

"Thank you, Grandpa Austin!" Celia happily collected all the bones, picked up the blue lizard fish meat, and handed it to Austin. "The fish meat is all yours."

Austin smiled and shook his head. "The fish is very good for you, but it's useless to me. The other fish are enough. You can keep this fish for yourself."

"No, you've helped me, so you should have all of these."

"Stop talking nonsense. I said I don't want it, and that's final. If you still want to come in and fish, take it back."

Seeing Austin's stern expression, Celia had no choice but to obediently put it away.

"By the way, don't come fishing for the next five days. There have been signs of heretical contamination near the school. They might have infiltrated the Forbidden Forest. Wait until the school has checked all the areas before you come."

"A heresy? Is it the Deep Sea Aid Society?" Celia asked curiously.

"may be."

Austin didn't say much, collected the fish from the leaves, and waved for Celia to leave.

Celia tied the meat and bones of the blue-scaled lizardfish to her flying broom, sat on it, and wobbled back to her dormitory.

Back in the dormitory, Celia cautiously looked at Ross and whispered, "Mr. Ross, the Deep Sea Aid Society that Grandpa Austin mentioned earlier might be targeting you."

"Coming after me?" Ross asked, puzzled.

"Yes, the Holy Court has records of twelve heretical orders that all worship evil gods. Although only a few of them actually believe in you, the evil gods worshipped by the other orders are false. But if they knew of your arrival, they would still take action."

"Does this Deep Sea Mutual Aid Association also believe in me?"

"No, they worship the deep sea... Rost."

Ross slowly peeked out a question mark.

"?"

What is Rost?
"The Deep Sea Aid Association claims that the evil god is not human, but a monster from the deep sea named Rost. This monster is like an octopus, with countless tentacles and eyes, and sleeps in the deep sea. Their goal is to awaken the non-existent Rost and bring the deep sea to the Starfall Continent."

Ross: "???"

Rost?
Is this Deep Sea Aid Society sure they didn't create their evil god based on my name?
So you've set me up as an octopus monster?
You have the means of death.

“They rarely operate in Shining City. Grandpa Austin just said that there were traces of the Deep Sea Aid Society near the school... Could they have discovered your whereabouts and are coming for you?”

Ross rolled his eyes. "A heretical cult that dares to change the name of the god they worship, how dare they face the real evil god?"

When this Deep Sea Aid Association was founded, it was probably because they were afraid that they would actually summon him, the real evil god. So they misinterpreted his name and set him up as an octopus monster in the deep sea in order to avoid the real evil god.

Other cults that believe in true evil gods have never summoned any evil gods. Their new doctrines are more easily accepted by heretics, who then join them and gradually grow stronger.

This heresy must not be allowed to continue to exist!

"After you finish lunch tomorrow, take a walk around the school wall and see if there are any heretics."

(End of this chapter)